
          Ansd [Answered] by Dr. Gray

Glasgow, Septr. [September] 3d, 1838.

My dear & excellent friend,
Today's Liverpool steamer has brought 
me 3 boxes and a parcel. One box from Buenos Ayres [Aires], 
two from my dear friend Torrey & the parcel
from the same friend. One of these boxes contains 
the books in excellent order from Dr. Silliman,
the other your nice plants & sundry 
interesting pamphlets &c. & the little parcel contains 
the first part of your N. Amer. [North American] flora, which 
I hail with great joy & shall notice very soon in 
our Annals. Arnott's things will go to morrow 
& the little pamphlet to the zoological editors of 
said Annals who will be much pleased, as is my 
son Wm. [William] with what Dr. Gray has kindly sent to 
him. But before I proceed further let me be permitted 
to offer my congratulations to Dr.  Asa Gray 
on his appointment to a chair in your new State 
& University, & also to say how sincerely glad I am 
that he is coming to see us this autumn. As your 
friend this house shall be his home while he is in 
this part of the country & as an excellent brother
botanist he shall be doubly welcome. If he 
comes while the fine weather lasts let him give me 
a day's notice lest I should be at Invereck (my little 
highland cottage), where my family will perhaps 
mostly be during the autumn, but tis only 4 hours 
sail from here, & I am continually going backwards
& forwards. Let him come when he will I shall be
delighted to see him & to let him & you partake of 
my duplicate plants. I did send you some & some 
        